Thursday, January 24

So What Really Happened in Baguio at 9.5˚ C?

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On Friday, January 18, 2013, Baguio was swept away with cold winds at 9.5 C.

Just last Friday, January 18, 2013, it was in the news that the
temperature in Baguio already dropped to 9.5˚C. According to PAGASA, it was the
coldest recorded temperature in two years time, following the 9.8˚C drop in
January 2011. The 9.5˚C temperature was recorded at 5:00 in the morning. The
question here, how cold is 9.5˚C for local tourists to flock in the city
mountain of Baguio?

Chillin’ Truth

It was told in the news that Manila got its lowest recorded temperature at
18.1˚C on January 24, 2013 early in the morning. Many people in the
Twitterverse posted that it was indeed cold and it really didn’t bother them if
someone didn’t take his bath on that particular day. But to tell you the
chillin’ truth, 18.1˚C is a “cool” temperature. It’s the normal morning
temperature during the “winter” season in Baguio, which is from late weeks of
December to early weeks of February.

Early days before Friday, it was already getting colder in the city.
People started to use their jackets and scarfs and all the winter suits they
have. Well Baguio doesn’t really have that winter season as the Philippines
only has two seasons—dry and wet seasons. But you cannot blame the fact that
all single-digit temperature in Celsius is indeed cold—including that news
breaking 9.5˚C.

9.5˚C in the temperature scale is like wearing two shirts and/or a thick
jacket, jeans and scarf. You cannot go out with all your bare t-shirt unless
you are trying to prove to everybody that indeed 9.5˚C is not cold. But hey,
Europeans walking down the Session Road are also wearing their jackets which
they normally don’t use during the summer season in Baguio, so why not just
hitch with the trend? I was definitely chilling and shivering on my bed when the
temperature dropped. I blame it to my thin blanket that does not give me enough
warmth.

The night of January 18 was the coldest so far. I cannot walk with my bare
shirt if I want to go outside and the chilling coldness gives me headache. I
remember I was in Camp John Hay with Jeemo, the Party Jeep and it was freezing
cold. How I wonder that on that day, Madaymen in Kibungan, Benguet and Bauko,
Mountain Province recorded a freezing and nearly icy temperature of 4˚C.
Imagine how cold that was! But well these two towns are not tourist
destinations and don’t have hotels for local tourists to experience their
freezing weather so you’ll just have to enjoy the mild coldness of Baguio at
9.5˚C.

And during this time, local tourists flock to Baguio to experience a
jacket-wearing weather. I couldn’t believe at first that on Saturday, January
19, 2013, the buses from Pasay to Baguio (Victory Liner) are all occupied—and
if you didn’t reserve a seat, you will be a chance passenger and you have to
wait for five hours for the next bus to arrive. I advise tourists who want to
experience the cold weather to get early so you don’t wait for five or more
hours just to ride a bus. And by the time you reach Baguio it’s already hot. Haha.

The weather forecaster told us though that we
should expect colder days in the coming weeks, I’m not sure though if it gets
colder than 9.5˚C. As of posting time, temperature in Baguio is at 16˚C. Hotter
than the 9.5˚C thing but what makes Baguio hotter is the experience you will be
able to tell once you experienced this chilly weather. Indeed, what really
happened in Baguio at 9.5˚C was a mere chilling truth—a truth warmer than the
7.5˚C about four years ago.

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Dear Traveler,Hello, Mabuhay, 안녕하세요, こんにちは. I know you want to travel to the Philippines. Do you prefer cool winds in Baguio or beaches in Western Pangasinan? Or somewhere in Luzon like Subic-Clark-Tarlac? Or right away in Manila? Cebu in Central Philippines is also a good choice.